Gear head for turbine pumps



June 27, 1933. E. 0. AMES 1,915,845

GEAR HEAD FOR TURBINE PUMPS Filed Sept. 5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. 1.

lNVENTORI Elm er [1 A'ITL E 5 ATTORNEYS.

' Patented June 2'7, 1933 UNITED STATES ELIERI ORLLND LIES, OF TULABE', CALIFORNIA g I s em mum r013. 'rumsmnrunrs Application filed September a, 1981. m No. 501,444.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved supporting and driving mea'ns for the pump shaft embodying ad-- justable features permittingtake-up due towear and permitting vertical adjustment of lo the pump shaft.

A further object is to provide an improved gear head of this character wherein the drive gearing is fully encased in a housing containing a lubricant,-with means 'for cooling the housing to insure long running of the g ;The tubular body portion 13 is closed at its lower end by a'bot'tom wall 19 with which.

driving mechanism.

Other objects and tion will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description, taken in 2 connection with the accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, and in which drawings, r

Figurel is aside elevation of the improved gear or driving head.

through the head.

Figures 3 and tare reducedsectional views taken on their respective lines in- Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail and '30 wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the improved gear head comprises a supporting base 5 embodying a base plate 6 from which extends a depending vertical 5 suction pipe 7. Communicating with the upper end of thesuction pipe 7 above the base plate 6 is an L-shaped discharge pipe 8 through which the water is delivered from the suction pipe 7. Supported horizontally 0 above the base plate 6 as by means of legs 9 is a top plate 10 of circular formation as clearly shown in Figure 4.v This preferably flat top plate 10 is supported coaxially above the suction pipe 7 and is provided with a plain, axially disposed circular opening 11.

Adjustably supported upon the top plate. 10 is a gear head proper comprising a gear casing 12 including a tubular body portion 13 being open at its upper side and. provided with upper and lower external annular advantages of the inven- 'Figure'2 is an enlarged vertical section 16 and bottom wall 19. 1 These cooling cham provides a chamber 25 flanges 14' and 15 respectively. Cast integral with the lowerend of the tubular body portion 13 is a tapered or hell portion 16 which terminates in a tubular supporting sleeve 17the lower end portion of which is threaded both internally and externally. The lower portion ofthis tubular supportmg sleeve 17 extends through the top-plate opening 11 and hasthreaded thereon a pump shaft adjusting nut 18 adapted to bear upon the upper side of the plate 10. As will readily be apparent, rotation 'of this adjusting nut 18 permits vertical movement of the gear fiasmg 12 'wlth respect to the siipporting ase ner wall 20 providing an annular cooling chamber 21- being cl0sed at its upper end and havlng communicating openings 22 at ing chamber 21' formed by the bell portion bers 21 and 21' are provided with suitable ports 23 for the circulation of water throu h the chambers. An inspection cover24, be ted to the top flange 14 liy suitable bolts 24:,

J or receiving a suitable lubricant, and the'drive gearing is arranged in this chamber 25. 4 I 1 Arranged within the chamber 25 and preferablycast integral with the bottom wall 19 1sa pairof upstanding bearing'bracket arms '26 for mounting of a drive shaft 27 extend},

, its lower end which communicate with a' coolingradiaIIy of the tubular body portion 13. Splmed on the drive shaft -27 between the bracket arms 26 is'abevel drive gear 28 having a hub portion 29 abutting at its ends with J anti-friction thrust bearings 30 ar'rangedin r the bracket arms-26;, Associated with each thrust bearingis a thrust adjustment nut 31, i v n ,v

and these nuts '31 permit axial adjustment'of the bevel drive gear 28. A flange bearing 32 supports the-drive shaft 27 Whereit extends through the gear casing, and a packing gland- 33 is threaded intothe flan e bearing'toprevent leakage of lubricant a ong' the shaft. V

m supporting base 5.;

A vertically extendin pump s aft 34 is intended to extend axial y throught e'supporting sleeve 17 into the gear casing chamber 25.

a the bend in the discharge head 8 and a sultable pac gland 35 is provided where the shaftexten s through the bend. Sedured to a the upper end of the pump shaft 34is a bevel pinionv 36 for meshing with the bevel, drive 1o gear 28, and a suitable retaining nut 37 re bushings 44 is an upper, anti-friction thrust bearing 45 through which the pump shaft 34 extends. I t

' The bevel pinion 36 is provided at its lower side with a short hub adapted to rest upon the inner race of the upper thrust bearing 45, as clearly shown inFi e 2. Thus it will be seen. that the adjustable bearing cage serves to support the pump shaft. I

The lower end (of the. bearing cage 40 is so formed with a wrench square 46 whereby the cage may be rotatedfand threaded up or down in the sleeve 17. A packin gland 47 threaded into the lower end of t e bearing sleeve to prevent escape of lubricant alon 35 the shaft 34. The thrust bearings 43 and will he lubricated by the lubricantdn the chamber 25. An adjustment lock'screw-48 is threaded through the supporting sleeve 17 into engagement with the bearing cage for 40 looking the bearing cage in its adjusted position. a Connected between the lower. casing flange 15 and the peripheralportion of the top plate 10 is a seriesof combined lock and brace rods 5 50. lhese brace rods 50 have heads at their upper endswhich-rest on the upper side of.

the flange 15 and have,screw-threaded lower ends which extend through the top plate 10 and are ada ted to receive nuts 51 intended 5 to be turne into engagement with the under side of the. top plate. These rods 50 aside from braicing the gear casing 12 serve as locks for'theadjusting nut 18 thus creating a clamping action between the nut 18 55 and the top plate 10 through tightening of the nuts 51. The threaded lower end 0 the "brace rods. 50' also permits vertical adjustment of the gear casing 12 relative to the I 7 that through rotation of the adjustment nut 18, the gear head may be adjusted vertically,-and the pump "shaft 34,, which is suspended by the gear head, he vertically adjusted. Rotav usit'w'ill'be seen d mmies e ue permit-vofi'the desired The pump shaft 34 extends through meshing engagement ofthe bevel pinion 36 with the bevel gear 28, and further adjustment ofthe gears ishad through adjustment of the adjusting nuts 31, which adjustment of the gear 28.

permits axial Thus it will be seen that an improved gear 7 .head for turbine pumps has been disclosed embodying novel features of adjustment permitting vertical adjustment of the pumpshaft and adjustment of the drive gearing to compensate for any wear. It will also be apparent that: a novel arrangement has been disclosed whereby the drive shaft may,

.be disposedin a' horizontal osition at a 1 right angle to the pump shaft or connection.

to any source of motor power. g

Changes in detail may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention naled horizontally in the tasing', a rotary pump shaft journaled in the casing and suspended from the casing, and drive gearing in the casin pum ishaft rom the drive shaft. 1 2. n rotary pumping equipment, arsupporting frame including a top plate, a drive ead comprising a gear casing and a tubular externally threaded supporting sleeve depending from the gear casing, an adjusting =nut threaded on the supporting sleeve and resting upon the top plate, adjustable brace rods connected between the drive head and for imparting rotation to the top plate, a drive shaft j ournaled horizontal- 'ly in the casing, a pump shaft journaled in the supporting sleeve and pendently supported by the drive head, and drive gearing between the drive shaftand contact shaft.

3. In rotary pum ing equipment, a supporting framezinclu ing a top plate having an opening therethrough, a drive' head includin a gear casing and a tubular exter- 'nally t readed supporting sleeve extending throu h the opening in the top plate, a. nut threaded on the supporting sleeve and hearing vupon the top plate, adjustable brace means between the drive head and supporting frame, a drive shaft journaled horizontally in the casing, a-bearing cage vertically adjustable in the supporting sleeve, a contact shaft journaled in the supporting sleeve and supported thereby, a bevel pinion fixed on the upper end of the contact shaft within the (gear casing, and 'an axiallyadjustable bevel rive gear on the drive shaft for .said bevel pinion. J

4. In rotary pumping equipment, ajsu -porting base, a drive head casing vertic y neshing'with adjustable on'the base and including an internally threaded depending supporting sleeve, a bearing cage vertlcally adjustable in the supporting sleeve, an adjustment locking screw for the bearing a. drive head mounted onthe frame including a ar casing embodying a dependin interna y threaded supporting sleeve, a earing sleeve threaded upwardly into the supporting sleeve, a pump shaft ou rnaled in and extendinginto the gear casing, a bevel pinion fixed on the upper end of the pump shaft and serving to su port the pump shaft in the bearing cage, 9. rive shaft journaled in the easiflg, and a bevel drive gear splined on the shaft for meshing with the bevel pinion. 7

. ELMER ORLAND AMES. 

